MONTEREY (AP) — The David and Lucile Packard Foundation is donating $25 million to build a research center focused on protecting the world’s oceans.

The Center for Ocean Solutions in Monterey will provide a forum where marine scientists can develop solutions to overfishing, coastal runoff, climate change and other ocean threats.

It will also offer research fellowships to graduate and postdoctoral students as well as government and private sector leaders.

The center will be jointly run by Stanford University, the Monterey Bay Aquarium and their nearby research institutions.